 Beltrami County deputies have been trying to transition to body cameras for the past three years and in 2018 they were able to advocate to the county board to approve the funding for the cameras. The sheriff says the project will cost between 80 to 90 thousand dollars. The funding will cover the purchase of the cameras for each individual staff member as well as any spares they may need. The sheriff's office says they hope by August all uniform staff will be equipped with a body camera. It's been a long time in making this happen. This is the evolution of law enforcement. We need to be very progressive as we move forward in the implementation of this. I know our deputies are very excited for this to come around and I see nothing but very extremely positive things coming from this. And you can make a public comment and see the body camera implementation timeline on the Beltrami County website. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.